VRFA fire and rescue blotter | May 31

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 202 customer calls for service between May 20 and 26, among them the following:

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 202 customer calls for service between May 20 and 26, among them the following:

May 20

Aid call: 9:30 a.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters treated an Auburn senior in the throes of a seizure and a private ambulance transported him to St. Francis Hospital.

May 21

Aid call: 4:20 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters helped an elderly Pacific resident back into his house after he had fallen to the ground. The man was not hurt, so firefighters left him at home.

May 22

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Minor fire: 11:30 a.m., (Auburn). Firefighters hustling to a residential dryer fire found smoke billowing out of an open garage door. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, minimizing the damage.

May 23

Fire alarm: 8:08 p.m., (Lea Hill). Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters and the Kent Regional Fire Authority responded to a possible electrical fire in a home. The source of the smell turned out to be a malfunctioning furnace, which firefighters secured.

May 24

Accident: 6:59 p.m., (Pacific). Firefighters responding to a two-car accident on Valentine Avenue Southeast treated one person for a wrist injury. A private car transported the person to a hospital.

May 25

Collision: 2:52 p.m., (Auburn). Firefighters responding to a one-car, roll-over collision on State Route 167 near the 15th Street Northwest bridge found two people in the car, one of them with minor injuries. Firefighters transported one person to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (MAMC).

May 26

Aid call: 4:15 p.m., (Lakeland Hills). Firefighters helped a man who’d been complaining of respiratory distress, and a private ambulance transported him to MAMC for further evaluation.

ALSO: To register for free VRFA hands-on fire extinguisher training, email info@vrfa.org or call 253-288-5881 or 253-288-5882.